Silly American Laws

The United States are known to have extremely silly laws. If the law exists, it is because somebody has tried it. Here are 10 laws that I have found funny or just very strange. Although most of these laws are common sense or ridiculous they still exist today.

Paulding, Ohio: Policemen are allowed to bite a dog if they think it will calm the dog down. (Who wants to be a policeman in Ohio? Imagine getting home to your spouse. “How was your day honey? Bite any dogs today?”)

Texas: It is illegal to sell your eyeballs (Need some quick money, why not? My question, is who would buy them?)

Los Angeles, California: It is not legal to bathe 2 babies at the same time in the same tub. (How would they know?)

Baltimore, Maryland: It is illegal to take a lion the movies.

Oklahoma: It is illegal to have a sleeping donkey in your bathtub after 7pm. (Please, make sure your donkey sleeps before then)

Georgia: You can’t keep an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sundays.

Missouri: One cannot drive with an uncaged bear. (But if you keep it in a cage, you are fine)

New Mexico: Idiots may not vote. Nor can insane people. (I wonder who determines who is sane or not)

Ohio: It is illegal to get a fish drunk.

West Virginia: Road kill may be taken home for dinner (EEW!)

Remember these laws when visiting these states!! I wouldn’t want to hear that my students have been fined or thrown into prison because of doing something as ridiculous as this.

2 Comentarios

Lucia
el noviembre 30, 2015 a las 5:56 pm

LOL with these silly laws!! I also like the one from Florida which says: If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle. So funny!

Dominika
el noviembre 5, 2015 a las 1:59 pm

I love reading about the silly laws!!!! They are a nice topic to deal with in class.